Best Drinking Games For Tables

What are some of the best drinking games around?

What makes some drinking games best of the best?

How can you find the drinking games your party guests will want to play again and again?

Understanding what makes a great drinking game can help you pick the perfect one for your next party. When you choose the right game, everyone at your party is sure to have a great time they’ll remember for a long while. Here are some characteristics of the top drinking games for parties everywhere:

• Easy to learn even when players have been drinking already.
• Very few props and very little setup—the quicker the better!
• Easy for players to jump in and leave whenever they feel like it.
• Encourage everyone to drink at least a little bit throughout the game.

Read on to find some table drinking games you and your party guests will never forget.

Option #1. Beer Pong

Number of Players: 10 or more

Best Alcohol: Beer

Materials Needed

• 20 plastic cups
• 1 large cup
• Beer
• Table
• Two ping pong balls

How to Play

1. This classic drinking game is one of the most commonly played at any party.
2. For this game, players should divide evenly into two teams.
3. Set up the cups on either side of the table so that they are in a pyramid shape for both sides.
4. Put about a shot of beer in each cup and fill the large cup with beer.
5. Players then try to bounce their ping pong balls int.
6. o the other team’s cups.
7. If the other team gets a ping pong ball in your cup, you must drink that shot and then keep playing.
8. The team that loses all their cups first is the loser and must chug the tall cup of beer.
9. Some house rules state you can tag out players on your team at any time during the game; in other instances, games are played in rounds.
10. It is up to the house to determine specific rules for beer pong. Remember that everywhere is a little bit different and if you’re playing regulation beer pong, the rules may vary.

Option #2. Dynamite

Number of Players: 6 or more

Best Alcohol: Beer

Materials Needed

• Party cups
• Enough alcohol for everyone

How to Play

1. Place a shot in each party cup and give everyone their own individual cup.
2. Players should split up evenly on either side of a table.
3. The first player chooses someone else to start with them.
4. These two players must take their shot at the same time and then flip their cup over as if playing Flip Cup.
5. When the players begin flipping, the player opposite them on the other team must begin the same process along with the person to their left.
6. This continues until one team wins.

Option #3. Drunk Jenga

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Number of Players: 4 or more

Best Alcohol: Beer or wine

Materials Needed

• Jenga game of any size
• Sharpie markers
• Individual drinks for every player

How to Play

1. Begin by preparing the Jenga game. There are 54 wooden blocks in a Jenga game, and these should be assigned their own values. Write what each one means on the block with a Sharpie marker.
2. You can choose your own values for these blocks or use predetermined Drunk Jenga values instead. Here are some ideas to get you started:
   • Blocks 1 through 5: Drink one, drink two, drink three, etc.
   • Blocks 6 through 10: Give one, give two, give three, etc.
   • Block #20: Everyone plays a round of Kings Cup.
   • Block #30: Every player with a child takes one shot per child.
   • Block #50: The next person to look at their phone takes a shot.
3. Set up the Jenga tower with 18 stories, 3 blocks per story. Try to hide the rules so that no one knows which block they’re drawing until they get it.
4. Players must always hold their drink in one hand while pulling a Jenga block off of the tower with the other hand.
5. Players must complete the challenge written on their Jenga block.
6. If a player uses both hands, they must take a shot.
7. Players are allowed to test a block before removing it, but may not peek at what’s written on it. Players can only replace the block and try for another one if they haven’t removed their hand from it yet.
8. If a player knocks over the whole tower, they must chug their drink and set up the next round.
9. Everyone should take turns around the circle so each player has a chance to play.

Option #4. Quarters

Number of Players: 4 or more

Best Alcohol: Beer

Materials Needed

• Two quarters
• Shot glasses

How to Play

1. This is another well-known game that is quick and easy to set up.
2. Players divide into two teams and set up shot glasses on either side of the table.
3. Players then try to bounce quarters into their shot glass.
4. The first player to make their quarter into their shot glass forces the other team to take a shot.
5. The winner is the first team to get all their quarters into their shot glasses.

Option #5. Chandelier

Number of Players: 5 or more

Best Alcohol: Beer

Materials Needed

• Center cup
• One cup per player
• Round table
• Ping pong balls

How to Play

1. To get started, players pour a shot into each of their cups.
2. Cups are then arranged in a circle around the center cup.
3. Players bounce ping pong balls, trying to land them in a cup.
4. If the ball lands in someone else’s cup, that person must do the shot and then refill their cup.
5. If the ball lands in the center, everyone has to take their shot and then play Flip Cup.
6. The last person to flip their cup has to drink the center cup.

Option #6. Beer Roulette

Number of Players: Two to six

Best Alcohol: Beer

Materials Needed

• Shot glasses
• Beer roulette wheel or any numbered spinner
• Marker, tape, or some other way to label shot glasses with numbers

How to Play

1. First, you will need to set up the roulette game. To do this, you can either purchase a kit and set it up or just use a spinner from a board game and label your shot glasses with numbers.
2. Each player “bets” by choosing a shot glass with a number.
3. Players spin the wheel and must drink if their shot glass corresponds to the number on the wheel.
4. There are some variations you may want to consider, too. For example, you can bet with numbers and colors like in real roulette if you prefer.

Option #7. King’s Cup

Number of Players: 4 or more

Best Alcohol: Beer

Materials Needed

• Deck of cards
• Center cup
• One drink for everyone

How to Play

1. This is a simple but fun party game that is all about following the rules of the cards.
2. The dealer spreads the deck of cards around the center drinking cup.
3. Everyone then takes turns drawing a card and responding to it.
4. For example:
   • Two is “you”—give a shot to someone.
   • Three is “me”—take a shot yourself.
   • Five is “guys”—men take a shot.
   • Six is “chicks”—ladies take a shot.
   • The first three people to draw a King make a new rule. The last person to draw the fourth King ends the game and must chug the center cup.

Option #8. Pyramid

Number of Players: 5 or more

Best Alcohol: Beer

Materials Needed

• Deck of cards
• Individual drinks for everyone

How to Play

1. Pyramid is yet another classic drinking game. Set up cards in a pyramid shape with row of five, four, three, two, and one cards.
2. The first player turns over the bottom left card.
3. The player then says whether or not they have the matching card in their hand. If they lie and are caught, they must take shots. If they are telling the truth, the person who tries to call their bluff must take shots.
4. The number of drinks someone takes corresponds to the number of the card that was turned over.
5. For an added challenge, players must turn their cards over face-down and remember what they have without peeking.

Conclusion

Did you find some good drinking games for your next party? Which are the top 3 beer drinking games from our list? These are our choices for the best of the best:

• Beer pong: You can’t go wrong with one of the most classic drinking games around. Learning how to set up and play this game is a sure way to have a great party every time.
• Quarters: This is a simple and quick game that will help break the ice and get people drinking at the start of any party.
• Pyramid: For more challenge and a longer game, try Pyramid.

Of course, if you like to play drinking games, you may want to sample several of these before you choose. In the end, the best drinking beer games are the ones that keep the party going strong!